Technological developments have changed the way warfare is conducted. What are the major changes since WWI ?

Technological developements have been in the following and other ereas:

Infantry weapons, armour,airforce/airpower,navy, RISTA assets, etc. How have the developments affected the way defence forces conduct warfare;

from attrition to manoeurvre warfare, from traditional command of forces to mission command, lethality and accuraccy of weapons, speed of war, symmetrical and asymmetrical warfare, etc. I need the info for a paper I intend to present soon.Technological developments have changed the way warfare is conducted. What are the major changes since WWI ?
3-37. Technology檚 presence challenges all

Army leaders. Technology is here to stay and

you, as an Army leader, need to continually

learn how to manage it and make it work for

you. The challenges come from many

directions. Among them?br>
You need to learn the strengths and vulnerabilities

of the different technologies that

support your team and its mission.

You need to think through how your organization

will operate with organizations that

are less or more technologically complex.

This situation may take the form of heavy

and light Army units working together, operating

with elements of another service, or

cooperating with elements of another nation檚

armed forces.

You need to consider the effect of

technology on the time you have to analyze

problems, make a decision, and act. Events

happen faster today, and the stress you encounter

as an Army leader is correspondingly

greater.

Technological advances have the potential to

permit better and more sustainable operations.

However, as an Army leader you must remember

the limitations of your people. No matter

what technology you have or how it affects your

mission, it檚 still your soldiers and DA civilians?br>
their minds, hearts, courage, and talents?br>
that will win the day.

3-38. Advances in electronic data processing let

you handle large amounts of information easily.

Today檚 desktop computer can do more, and do

it faster, than the room-sized computers of only

20 years ago. Technology is a powerful tool攊f

you understand its potential uses and limitations.

The challenge for all Army leaders is to

overcome confusion on a fast-moving battlefield

characterized by too much information

coming in too fast.

3-39. Army leaders and staffs have always

needed to determine mission-critical information,

prioritize incoming reports, and process

them quickly. The volume of information

that current technology makes available makes

this skill even more important than in the past.

Sometimes something low-tech can divert the

flood of technological help into channels the

leader and staff can manage. For example, a

well-understood commander檚 intent and

thought-through commander檚 critical information

requirements (CCIR) can help free leaders

from nonessential information while

pushing decisions to lower levels. As an Army

leader, you must work hard to overcome the attractiveness

and potential pitfalls of centralized

decision making that access to information will

appear to make practical.

3-40. Technology is also changing the size of

the battlefield and the speed of battle. Instant

global communications are increasing the pace

of military actions. Global positioning systems

and night vision capabilities mean the Army

can fight at night and during periods of limited

visibility攃onditions that used to slow things

down. Continuous operations increase the mental

and physical stress on soldiers and leaders.

Nonlinear operations make it more difficult for

commanders to determine critical points on the

battlefield. Effective leaders develop techniques

to identify and manage stress well before

actual conflict occurs. They also find ways

to overcome the soldier檚 increased sense of isolation

that comes with the greater breadth and

depth of the modern battlefield. (FM 100-34

discusses continuous operations. FM 22-51 discusses

combat stress control.)

3-41. Modern technology has also increased the

number and complexity of skills the Army requires.

Army leaders must carefully manage

low-density specialties. They need to ensure

that critical positions are filled and that their

people maintain perishable skills. Army leaders

must bring together leadership, personnel

management, and training management to ensure

their organizations are assigned people

with the right specialties and that the entire organization

is trained and ready. On top of this,

the speed and lethality of modern battle have

made mental agility and initiative even more

necessary for fighting and winning. As in the

past, Army leaders must develop these attributes

in their subordinates.

3-42. To some, technology suggests a bloodless

battlefield that resembles a computer war game

more than the battlefields of the past. That

isn檛 true now and it won檛 be true in the immediate

future. Technology is still directed at answering

the same basic questions that Civil War

leaders tried to answer when they sent out a

line of skirmishers: Where am I? Where are my

buddies? Where is the enemy? How do I defeat

him? Armed with this information, the soldiers

and DA civilians of the Army will continue to

accomplish the mission with character, using

their technological edge to do the job better,

faster, and smarter.

3-43. Modern digital technology can contribute

a great deal to the Army leader檚 understanding

of the battlefield; good leaders stay abreast of

advances that enhance their tactical abilities.

Digital technology has a lot to offer, but don檛 be

fooled. A video image of a place, an action, or an

organization can never substitute for the leader檚

getting down on the ground with the soldiers

to find out what檚 going on. Technology

can provide a great deal of information, but it

may not present a completely accurate picture.

The only way leaders can see the urgency in the

faces of their soldiers is to get out and see them.

As with any new weapon, the Army leader must

know how to use technology without being seduced

by it. Technology may be invaluable; however,

effective leaders understand its limits.





from FM 22-100 Chapter 3 para. 37 - 51Technological developments have changed the way warfare is conducted. What are the major changes since WWI ?
God,were you sleeping all this time !!
Information flow from intel, to battle space commander to field leadership to the soldier
Germans dont wear spikes on their helmets anymore
Radar, electronics, and the jet engine
ASLEEP AGAIN, WAKE UP.TECHNOLOGY